Harry Potter: The Dragon That Sleeps

From the outside, Barrow seems to be very inconsistent with the concept of a wizard, and the appearance of Gothic armor is somewhat confusing to modern people.

But there was indeed such a sect in his time who dressed like this. It was long after the Year of Shenyin. People had differences in the use of magic, and various sects appeared on the earth.

In order to fight against the various monsters that roamed the continent, even people without magic had to try to gain combat capabilities through various means. In that era, curses and mutagenic potions gave birth to many powerful humanoid weapons.

When various factions are fully formed, battles between parties are inevitable, and eventually develop into battles between various races and monsters, and internal battles continue to reincarnate, as if they will never stop.

During his lifetime, Barrow was a wandering knight who belonged to the notorious exiled Black Coffin Magic Knights. After the knights were besieged and eventually disbanded, he was recruited as a bounty hunter and traveled among the major families.

The magic knights of that era were famous for their powerful combat capabilities and their reputation for being difficult to deal with!

He learned this when Quirrell's magic bombarded Barrow's thick armor.

Barro's wand is equally special.

It is different from ordinary short wands, nor is it the magic book of Professor Binns. His wand is a large composite wand. The cane is reinforced with metal-like materials, and the metal cage protects the crystal ball containing high-purity elements.

In the middle, the sharp blades surrounding the cage make it clear that its dangers are not just magical.

When the frost blew with the wind and rushed toward Quirrell, Quirrell, who had also spent a lot of energy on charms, lowered his wand.

"FyHydra!"

A very clever spell that makes good use of the huge and mottled amount of elements in the underground palace.

The mottled and mixed fire elements gathered and poured into the ground, condensing the spiritual body under the soil. A huge sea snake head emerged from the ground and brought out flames. At the same time, the six heads were separated in different positions like a peacock.

It continuously spits out a large number of hot fireballs.

The continuous attacks forced Barrow to retreat for a while, and the white frost spreading on the staff moved with the wind to form a semicircular passport.

Only then did Quirrell have time to cast some spells on himself, such as gravity spells, elemental perception, and weight elimination.

He didn't get much free time, because Barrow quickly judged the damage of those flames.

Reserve some magic power to prevent emergencies, and use his perceptual ability to observe every flame flying towards him. Barrow removed the protection and directly left the defense work to his armor.

He jumped up, holding the wand in both hands and smashing it towards Quirrell.

If the gravity spell hadn't been applied in time, or if he hadn't been too lazy to use a control spell to offset his own weight, Quirrell might not have had the chance to dodge the sudden intrusion into close combat.

Quirrell was like a kite in the air pulled by a thread, swinging away quickly with the magic power. But the ice pick following closely behind him made him confused.

Barrow knew very well that he could not allow Quirrell to distance himself.

The equipment prepared by the Holy Spirit for him was not complete.

Quirrell, who was anxious to get away from his pursuers, was at a loss for the tin can.

This is destined to be a very difficult battle...

But tough battles don't always take long.

When Nico Flamel, the second person to pass the entrance test, walked into the Hall of Remembrance, Quirrell was already standing there.

He looked a little tired, and the remaining traces of battle on his body were fully replenished as his spirit body recovered.

"I think this should be a place to commemorate Helga Hufflepuff." Master Flamel looked around, surrounding the female statue in the middle, and various portraits were placed on the surrounding walls.

Most of these portraits can no longer move, and even the few that can still move cannot make the slightest sound.

Moving pictures of that era could not record sounds, let alone record thoughts like the collections at Hogwarts.

"Master Flamel, I knew you could come here." A worried Quirrell nodded in the direction of Flamel, and then went back to observe the prayers on the wall, "The formal trial will begin after this.

The prohibition on the door selects those who are qualified to sweep the grave, and here are the warnings left for the candidates for the principal. All I have to do is touch it."

Master Flamel walked under the statue and reached out to light the candle under the statue.

"Why don't you come and worship the statue with me?"

"Huh?" Quirrell turned around in confusion, and then suddenly realized, "Ah, I have already paid my respects."

Nico Flamel looked at the candlelight in front of him, "Really?"

"I have checked everything, and the magic circle is operating very well..." Quirrell read another prayer at the end, as if he had made up his mind, "The trials are all conducted by one person, I will go in first."

Naturally, Master Flamel did not stop him, "Please do it, I wish you good luck!"

The next moment, Quirrell, who had entered this space as a spirit, was sucked in by the prayer stone wall.

Master Flamel stood under Helga's body, reading the life of the sage inscribed under the statue, remembering those years that had passed too long.

The longer you live, the more you feel that life is insignificant. Even if he exists for a long time, it is still so insignificant to time.

You could hear a pin drop in the memorial hall for a while, until a brief noise broke the calm.

Master Flamel turned around in confusion...

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Nearly Headless Nick confirmed Hagrid's qualifications, but the two spent too much time communicating.

Hagrid woke up first and kept wandering around anxiously.

Sprout was not in a hurry, and she repeatedly persuaded Hagrid that the problem would eventually be solved.

After what seemed like an eternity, Master Flamel woke up.

Seeing the two people's concern, the master smiled and told about the things behind the door, such as the prayers left by Ravenclaw and the character chronicles written by Helga's best friend.

But according to what he said, he was not recognized by the spirit representing Hogwarts in the prayer, nor was he able to receive the blessing of Ravenclaw.

"I am no longer pure, my soul is filled with too many impure things. Hogwarts will not accept a false soul to bear the fate of Hogwarts."

Master Flamel explained this way, his innocent look downplaying the frustration of failure.

"It's okay, that kid Quirrell is very talented, he will definitely be able to do it." Professor Sprout encouraged everyone.

Just as he was talking, Quirrell, who was lying on the other side, suddenly let out a low roar!

"ah!"

Everyone was puzzled by his shock.

Quirrell's heavy breathing subsided for a long time, and then he slowly hugged his knees and curled up under the gaze of everyone.

"I, I failed..."

"Sure enough, the trial won't be that easy? I know that not everyone can shoulder the heavy responsibility of the principal." Hagrid spoke frankly, but Sprout stabbed him as soon as he spoke.

"It's okay, Professor Quirrell. We have figured out how to overcome the difficulty. If it doesn't work, we can still ask other professors for help~ I think Professor McGonagall will definitely be recognized."

Quirrell was still disappointed, "I'm afraid it won't work. Forcibly opening the Ring of Elements to allow the Palace of the Holy Spirit to appear will consume the energy of the four elemental palaces. We won't be able to hold on here for long... I originally thought that at least Master Flamel would be able to pass!"

"No, maybe there are other ways."

At this moment, unexpectedly, Master Flamel put forward a different opinion.

"You haven't forgotten that there is a child who is still in the secret realm of the trial."